Overview
- At a Dhamanda village event in Sehore, Karan Singh Verma told officials to call all 894 local Ladli Behna beneficiaries and delete the names of those who did not attend.
- Verma issued a clarification the next day, expressing regret and stating there is no question of removing any woman from the beneficiary list.
- Party and government sources said Verma was reprimanded, and BJP legislators may be cautioned during the budget session to avoid such statements.
- The Congress condemned the remarks as an attempt to use beneficiaries to pad crowds, with leaders calling the comments insulting to women and seeking a public apology.
- The controversy follows earlier comments by minister Kunwar Vijay Shah urging beneficiary turnout for a pro-CM event and warning of probes or holds on applications for those who stayed away.